Simpler installation
Every project comes with a panel layout, pipe loop plan and materials list, drawn by Warmboard’s design team, so each panel’s place is set out before work starts.
For new builds and renovations
Warmboard-S is the panel most of our customers choose, for new homes and renovations alike. It’s structural, so on a new suspended timber floor it goes over the joists in place of the flooring sheet. It can also go over an existing floor or a concrete slab.
A subfloor with the heating built in
Warmboard-S is a 28.6 mm, 7-ply plywood panel with an aluminium face. It’s thick enough to be the structural subfloor, so it’s laid with the same tools and skills as any flooring sheet.
The channels in the panels set out the pipe layout as the panels go down, at 300 mm spacing. Your plumber rolls the pipe into the channels and connects it to the heat source.
Install Warmboard-S over joists, an existing floor or a slab
Specifications
- Panel thickness:
28.6 mm - Panel size:
1220 × 2440 mm, tongue and groove - Panel:
7-ply structural plywood - Conductive face:
0.64 mm aluminium - Panel types:
Straight, Left, Right and Double - Pipe spacing:
300 mm - Maximum loop:
90–95 m per pipe loop - Joist centres:
406.6 mm (Australian certification, drawing 388-16, covers up to 410 mm)
Panel dimensions and materials are Warmboard Inc’s specification. Pipe is sourced in Australia.
High conductivity
The whole panel, channel included, is bonded to aluminium. It draws heat from the pipe and spreads it evenly across the floor, so no foil is needed under Warmboard-S.
Simpler from frame to floor
The panel is the subfloor, so there’s one layer to lay instead of two. The channels set out the pipe, so there’s no pipe layout to measure and clip by hand.
Nothing is poured, so there’s no wet screed to wait for and no screed weight on the frame. Joists go in at 406.6 mm centres instead of 450 mm, so talk to us before the frame is designed.
Floor coverings
Timber, tiles, carpet and other floor coverings can go over Warmboard-S. Our guide covers each one.
Australian certification
Warmboard-S is certified in Australia under drawing 388-16, for joist spacing up to 410 mm. Australian Sun Energy arranged and funded the testing.
Four panel types
Straight, Left, Right and Double panels fit together to carry the pipe through each room and back to the manifold. Your panel layout shows where each one goes, so the panels can be laid in order.
Laid over joists, Warmboard-S is the structural floor, so a licensed builder lays the panels from the layout, to the details set by your structural engineer. Over a concrete slab or an existing floor, your builder or you can lay them. A licensed plumber lays the pipe in the channels and connects the heat source.
Warmboard-S or Warmboard-R?
Both panels heat the same way, with the same aluminium face. Warmboard-S is structural and suits new builds. Warmboard-R goes over existing floors.
Many customers choose Warmboard-S for renovations too. The panel costs more, but with less routing and more of the design carried by the panel, the total cost is often lower once design and labour are counted.
Installation guide
The Australian installation guide for Warmboard-S is being finalised. Ask us for a copy.
Specification sheet
Panel specification and product description for architects and builders.
Choosing the right panel
Send us your floor plans and we’ll recommend the panel that suits your floor.
Other Warmboard products
Warmboard-R
A thinner panel for existing floors, laid over 1.7 mm reflective foil.
Heat pumps
Warmboard runs on low-temperature water and can be connected to a heat pump. Your plumber connects the pipe loops to it.
Design service
Panel layout, pipe loop plan and materials list for every Australian project.
Who's responsible for what
Warmboard Australia supplies Warmboard panels, the panel layout and pipe loop plans drawn by the Warmboard design team, and product and installation advice. We are not builders, plumbers or engineers.
- Structural design:
Your structural engineer specifies the floor framing, joist sizes and fixing, and approves Warmboard-S where it forms the structural floor. - Building work:
Your licensed builder lays Warmboard-S over joists to the engineer’s details and is responsible for the building work and its compliance. - Plumbing and heat source:
Your licensed plumber designs the plumbing connections, installs the pipe, manifolds and heat source, and commissions the system. - Building approval:
Your building surveyor or certifier confirms the work meets the National Construction Code and local requirements. - Floor coverings:
Your flooring installer lays the floor covering to its maker’s instructions for heated floors.
Our layout plans and advice are based on the information you give us. Please check them against your project’s documents before work starts.